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Plunky & Oneness
 Back by popular demand, this dynamic group performs R&B, funk, smooth jazz, hip-hop, African and world music. Led by saxophonist J. Plunky Branch, an experienced performer, songwriter and producer, Plunky has released 18 albums. www.plunkyone.com
Sponsor in part: VA Commission for the Arts
7:30 pm. $18 General Admission, $12 Seniors 62+ and students.
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QuinTango
 A quintet of two violins, cello, bass and piano dedicated to the musical performance of tango. The group brings its own interpretations to this evocative music. They bring a century’s worth of tango repertoire to the concert stage with sizzling musicality and captivating narrative style. Winner of two consecutive WAMMIES, QuinTango is the only tango music group to have given a Command Performance at The White House. QuinTango has been heard on NPR’s Morning Edition, CNN, and network television in both the USA and Costa Rica. www.quintango.com
Sponsor in part: VA Commission for the Arts
7:30 pm. $18 General Admission, $12 Seniors 62+ and students.
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Larnell
Starkey & the Spiritual Seven
 This
gospel group has been spreading their Ministry in Songs for
over 36 years. With a variety of music consisting of traditional,
contemporary and even a little a cappella at times.
They have won numerous awards including First Black Music
Award for Best Quartet in Virginia, Waljo Peoples Choice
Awards, Achievement Certificate Award of Managers/Radio Personalities
for Best Quartet. Two players including lead guitar are under
14 yrs old. www.darrecords.org/
Sponsor in part: VA Commission for the Arts
7:30 pm. $15 and $10 Seniors 62+ and students. Children
under 12 free when accompanied by an adult general admission ticket
holder.
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| May 15th |
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 Acme Swing Mfg. Co.
ACME Swing Mfg. Co. is a high energy, solo-swapping, hot jazz combo. Vintage guitars, violin, sax, clarinet, upright bass, brushes on drums, banjo ukulele, accordion, vocal solos and harmonies: all pre-1940s tunes and originals. 7:30 pm. |
| June 6 |
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 FDR visits Louisa on D-Day:
We are thrilled to co-host, with the Louisa Historical Society, Mr. John Hamant of Colonial Williamsburg as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as he campaigns in Louisa for his fourth term as president. It will be June 6, 1944 and Mr. Roosevelt intends to talk about the nation and the war before taking questions about his national and international policies from the audience.
Sunday, June 6th, 2:30pm Tickets: $5
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| June 12 |
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 Mark Nizer: 3-d Juggler and Laser Light Show.
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
Mark Nizer has changed the way people view the world. The impossible is possible, the improbable is probable. His invention of new juggling tricks and juggling technologies, combined with his unique wit have set him apart from his peers. Imagine, four lasers being juggled at 1000 rpms, with the spinning laser beams dancing just above the audiences heads. You'll see why Performance Magazine called his show "nothing less than brilliant.” Saturday, June 12th, 7:30 pm.
Tickets: $18 and $12
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 Ash Lawn Summer Festival
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
Now in its 32nd year, the famed Ashlawn Opera will perform selections from musical theater and opera at the Louisa Arts Center.
2:00 pm, Date: TBA
All tickets: $10
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Trees on Fire(with Special Guests, TWO KINGS)
 Organica, the debut full-length album by Charlottesville, Virginia’s Trees On Fire, takes listeners from the heights of the ancient Blue Ridge Mountains to the buzzing swamps and bayous of the bottom-land. Formed in 2005 amidst these ancient hills, Trees On Fire has developed a varied sound that includes reggae, rock, electronic, klezmer, and funk and the band counts Radiohead, The Beatles, Bob Marley, Bach, and Miles Davis among its influences. http://www.myspace.com/treesonfiremusic#ixzz0uR9YAvgP
This event is generously sponsored by The Corduroy Charitable Trust
7:30pm. All tickets $12, at the door $15.
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| August 29th |
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 Matty Metcalfe
An accomplished and versatile musician who specializes in all keyboard instruments--piano, organ, accordion--and whose styles range from New Orleans funk/soul to gospel, jazz, rock, and blues. His performance is entitled, “Musette and Tango Tiempo: Musical Movements of Gus Viseur & Astor Piazzolla in the New Century.”
4 pm. General Admission: $10
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| September 25th |
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 Robert Jospe and The Inner Rhythm
Jazz, Latin, Funk and Afro-Pop come together in the Inner Rhythm Band. Groove out with drummer Robert Jospe and Afro-Pop vocalist, percussionist, and dancer Heather Maxwell, Jeff Decker on sax and percussions , Bob Hallahan on keyboards, Randal Pharr on bass, and percussionist Kevin Davis.
7:30 pm. General Admission: $18 Seniors & Students $12
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| October 3rd |
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 Big Ray and the Kool Kats
With recent performances in New York City, Las Vegas, and Washington DC, the ever-popular Big Ray & the Kool Kats deliver the goods. Lead by trumpeter Ray Caddell, enjoy Swing, Oldies, Motown, Jazz, and Big Band!
2:00pm All Tickets: $25
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| October 16th |
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 The Langley Winds
Enjoy a free concert provided by one of the United States Air Force Heritage of America Bands
7:30pm Saturday October 16th
While this concert is free to the public, tickets must be obtained at the Box Office on or after July 1st, 2010
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 Wilson Fairchild (formerly: Grandstaff)
After their 2009 SELLOUT performance at the Louisa Arts Center, we welcome back Wilson Fairchild (formerly: Grandstaff.) Wil and Langdon are back for another evening of great music. They love to play Country, Gospel, and pop music, and it shows. Nationally acclaimed with more than 30 songs published.
7:30pm. General Admission: $20 Seniors & Students: $15
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| November 13th |
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 Robin and Linda Williams & Their Fine Group
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND
Known for their rich harmonies and original songwriting rooted in the country/bluegrass/gospel tradition, they have gained widespread national prominence on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion. They are first-class instrumentalists and superb songwriters, able to, as The Washington Post put it, "sum up a life in a few details with moving completeness."
7:30 pm. All Seats: $20
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| December 4th |
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 “’Twas the Night Before Christmas”
Inspired by the timeless poem, “A Visit From Saint Nicholas,” and the real life of its author Clement Moore, this hilarious musical introduces Santa in a most beneficent light. This classic from Theater IV has been charming audiences nationwide for many years. Appropriate for families and children K through 5th grade.
2pm.
General Admission: $15 Seniors & Students: $10 Children under 12 admitted FREE when accompanied by a parent.
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Virginia
Handbell Consort
 Repeat
performance! You won’t want to miss this English handbell
ringing by a group of auditioned musicians performing on
bells and chimes and other percussion instruments. Concert
repertoire includes spectacular selections of secular, classical,
and sacred pieces which demonstrate a multitude of bell techniques
currently being explored by composers. http://www.virginiahandbellconsort.com/
7:30 pm. $18 General Admission, $12 Seniors 62+ and students.
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| January 29th, 2011 |
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 Richmond Boys Choir
Now in its 12th season, the Richmond Boys Choir has earned the title, “Richmond's Ambassador's of Song.” The RBC not only strives to showcase its excellence in music, but also represent Richmond’s diverse cultures.
2pm. All seats: $15
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February 19th, 2011
 An evening with Dr. Ralph Stanley and
The Clinch Mountain Boys
In a concert to benefit The Louisa Arts Center,we are proud to present Bluegrass Legend, Dr. Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys in the Cooke-Haley Theater, for a Fund Raising Concert to benefit
The Louisa Arts Center. 7:30pm.
All tickets: $100 - Only 200 tickets will be sold!
(The Louisa Arts Center is a not-for-profit organization, a 501 (c) (3). Your contribution, the cost of your ticket, is tax-deductible up to 80%.)For more information, call 540.967.2200.
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